The core crime of many people is willful ignorance

[captain queeg]

Ignorance is not a crime of its self but its also not a defense when commiting a crime. If you choose to ignore reality that is your choice but the rest of the world doesn't have to accept that. I certainly think all the seditionists need to be punished; they made the choice to travel there and break the law. But I think all those who lied and encouraged them are even more guilty and should face severe prosecution. Maybe some of those who were unarmed an nonviolent should be treated a bit easier. I think of alcohics or drug addicts. Long term probation and required "treatment" i.e. education, if acknowledged and accepted by them might reduce the penalty, but just like drug dealers facing distribution charges, their leaders should face severe penalties.

[dchill]

1. This message also applied to...

...many Republican members of Congress. Stumps rate higher on the IQ scale.

[Newest Reality]

2. The one thing...

That the manipulators count on and encourage, especially in these times, is the inability to investigate, analyze and coorberate various kinds of information. which is how the confirmation bias works.

That means that, rather than being vigilant and circumspect many people tend to do a "sounds right to me" approach and that leads them down a tunnel of rabbit holes, not a more investigation that leads to any truth.

The more this continues, the more the complexities of modern life are satisfied by superficial nonsense. It may seem to be satisfying, but leads to absurd thinking.